Rory McIlroy PGA Major Wins

Rory McIlroy is a four-time major champion and was once No. 1 for 122 weeks in March 2012; his current ranking is No. 2, as per the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR). At the age of 17 years old, he reached No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a week and turned professional in 2007.

McIlroy has a total of 38 professional victories, of which 24 came on the PGA Tour and 17 on the European Tour. However, his first professional win was in 2009 on the European Tour. He also became the youngest golfer to earn €10 million on the European Tour in 2011 and $10 million on the PGA Tour in 2012.

He has played in the Ryder Cup for the European team in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021 and 2023. He also won the RTE Sports Person of the Year in 2011 and 2014.

How many Majors did Rory McIlroy win?

Rory McIlroy has won four major championships, as given below:

Rory McIlroy’s Masters Tournament Wins

Rory McIlroy hasn’t won a Masters Tournament yet.

Rory McIlroy began the final round 10 strokes behind Scheffler and finished second with an 8-under-par 64. He was defeated by Scottie Scheffler by a margin of three strokes, his best major finish since 2014.

Rory McIlroy’s PGA Championship Wins

Rory McIlroy has won the PGA Championship two times, in 2012 and 2014.

McIlroy won the 2012 PGA Championship at the Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, with a birdie on the final hole, McIlroy would win by eight shots, setting a record for the PGA Championship margin of victory.

McIlroy led the field by three strokes going into the final round and easily defeated them with a perfect, bogey-free 66. After Seve Ballesteros won the 1980 Masters Tournament, McIlroy, at 22 years old, became the youngest multiple major champion.

McIlroy defeated runner-up Phil Mickelson by one stroke to win the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky. Following McIlroy's win at the Valhalla Golf Club, Jack Nicklaus called McIlroy an "unbelievable talent" and stated his belief that McIlroy might win over 15 major championships if he continues to play and that he loves his swing.

Rory McIlroy’s U.S. Open Wins

Rory McIlroy has won once at the U.S. Open in 2011.

McIlroy's first major victory came in June 2011 at the U.S. Open at Congressional in Bethesda, Maryland. With an 8-stroke triumph over Jason Day, who finished in second place, McIlroy's play was unmatched throughout the whole week; he broke several records too.

Most notably, he set a new record for the U.S. Open with his 72-hole total score of 268 (16-under). He surpassed the previous record of 272, held by Jim Fury, Tiger Woods, Lee Janzen, and Jack Nicklaus. Tiger Woods's 2000 score of 12 under at Pebble Beach Golf Links was surpassed by 16 under relative to par.

On day two, he made a birdie on the 17th to become the first golfer with a finish of 12 under par. His second day's total score of 131 under 11 was the lowest 36-hole total in the existence of the U.S. Open, moreover, his 10 under par in 26 holes was also the fastest ever to reach double digits.

In the third round of the championship, he shot a birdie at the 15th hole to go 14 under par for the first time at the event. He would go on to win the 54-hole U.S. Open scoring record with a 3-round total of 199. He set a 72-hole record and won his first major tournament with a final-round score of 69.

Rory McIlroy’s Open Championship Wins

Rory McIlroy has won the Open Championship once, in 2014.

Rory McIlroy won the 2014 Open Championship against Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia with a score of 271, under 17, by a margin of two strokes. This win also made him one of the three golfers to win three majors before the age of 25.

Rory McIlroy’s Major Wins Year-by-Year

Rory McIlroy’s Players Championship Wins

Rory McIlroy won the 2019 Players Championship against Jim Furyk by a margin of one stroke, with a score of 272, under 16. Since Sandy Lyle's 1987 win, this was only the second time, when a British golfer won the Players Championship. Notably, by this time, he had already won 15 PGA victories, making him the third golfer to achieve it before the age of 30, after Woods and Nicklaus.

Rory McIlroy’s FedEx Cup Wins

Rory McIlroy has won the FedEx Cup three times in 2016, 2019, and 2022.

The 2016 Tour Championship was won by Rory McIlroy against Ryan Moore and Kevin Chappell in a playoff with a score of 268, under 12, winning a bonus of $10 million, and his first FedEx Cup. In 2019, he matched Tiger Woods’ record of two FedEx Cup cups with his victory and the bonus of $15 million, and he surpassed Woods’ record with his 2022 FedEx Cup victory and the bonus of $18 million.

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